Dexter, MI is a small town located in southeastern Michigan. It is governed by a City Council consisting of seven elected members who serve four year terms. The Council is responsible for setting policies and governing the local government. In addition to the Council, there are several local political candidates who are running for office in Dexter. These candidates include city councilors, school board members, and more. All of these individuals have different perspectives on how to best serve their community and help make Dexter an even better place to live. As the elections draw near, the citizens of Dexter can make educated decisions about which candidate they want to represent them in office.
The political climate in Dexter, MI is somewhat liberal.
Washtenaw County, MI is very liberal. In Washtenaw County, MI 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washtenaw county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.9%.
Washtenaw county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dexter, MI is somewhat liberal.
Washtenaw County, Michigan is very liberal.
Ann Arbor Metro Area is very liberal.
Michigan is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Dexter, Michigan: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Dexter, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,024 contributions totaling $578,848 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 922 contributions totaling $139,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)